phinarei:

norcross:

betthearm:

teaboot:

teaboot:

Every person in a position of political power should have their daily needs matched to the lowest class of their country.

You make $6 an hour now, Mr. Congressman, and you’re not allowed to sit down or take breaks during your 7.5 hour daily shift. If you don’t like that, then you’re welcome to make some changes

This.

i’ve never understood being able to enact laws that will never impact you

It legitimately works. When politicians chose to live on the food stamp budget for their state they worked to increase the allotment after only a week of living that way.

And honestly? It should include having to spend time living on disability, navigating their district in a wheelchair, and taking public transit.

These people should have to live with their choices the same way they force us to live with them.